All of that tinkering has long been left behind, however, and the modern, non-torpedo bat now seems like a simple fact of the game. Perhaps the biggest change to bat manufacturing in recent ...

But torpedo bats are simply an iteration in ... Since then, after some MLB-led investigations into maple bats, the manufacturing processes evolved and the rate of broken bats has improved.

The torpedo bat is taking off in Major League Baseball in a big way after the Yankees started using them. Is the new design ...

On Monday, bat manufacturer Louisville Slugger posted a sneak peek of the pink torpedo bat Cincinnati Reds ' star Elly De La ...

It’s been just two weeks since Opening Day, but it only took one series for a defining subplot of the 2025 season to emerge: torpedo bats. The controversial new equipment immediately stole ...

If you’re a baseball fan, then you know it’s impossible to watch a game these days without hearing about torpedo bats, the new bat design giving hitters unforeseen power. But what is it about ...

"It's not the noodle. It's the chef," said Scott Boras, whose agency had Louisville Slugger send client Elly De La Cruz his ...

As other sports have adapted to technology advancement, popular opinion and culture shifts, baseball has been a stalwart in tradition – one of which is the bats hitters use. But in 2025, they ...

PHOENIX — The Milwaukee Brewers played a central role in the meteoric rise of torpedo bats, yet the team that was responsible for serving up all the home runs that created the frenzy still hasn ...

I’m just playing baseball.” That the Yankees had a historically great game, and that some players were using funny-looking bats, “is more coincidence than destiny or science,” Smith told me. After all ...